Longtime no see with my blog.  I did spell "see" wrong for a reason.  I need a vacation!  I opened a brick and mortar store in April plus kept going with the usual activities in my life.  I always had a stressful job my entire professional life so I guess as a private citizen I have to create my own high pressure work situation, I know no better.  Don't get me wrong, I am not trying to complain just justifying why you have not seen a new blog for a whopping 151 days.

Now on to the point of my passion and interest, JEWELRY!  

What is up with all of the 70's jewelry rage that is goin on right now?  Who could have picked a more ugly time in a jewelry designers heart.  I have to disagree with Rachel Zoe, well known stylist of the stars, she loves this time in history and gushes about it on her hit show "The Rachel Zoe Project" on Bravo, it's "Bananas" as she says.  I guess I personally was a crow in a former life, I need the sparkle of rhinestones and the glitter of faceted beads.  Gold chains with large mod pendents do nothing for me.  The 70's was a time of inflation, gas shortages and high gold prices...Ironically, it is all suddenly making sense to me!  History repeats itself once again!  Here we are in 2011 with inflation, high gas prices and elevated gold prices, is it just a fluke or does this situation make us lust for the over the top larger than life gold tone pieces of modern art hanging around our neck?

Mr. T has never gotten past it, I sure hope we all do.